PROGRESS MADE ON DRAFT UN CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION

First Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee Concludes in Vienna

(Delayed in transmission.)

VIENNA, 5 February (UN Information Service) -- Negotiations on a Convention against Corruption have begun at the Ad Hoc Committee for the Elaboration of a Convention against Corruption which concluded its first two-week session in Vienna on 1 February 2002.

Security Council

4471^st Meeting (PM)

IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, COUNCIL AFFIRMS SUPPORT

FOR TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT OF BURUNDI

Security Council

4470^th Meeting (AM)

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL

ON SITUATION OF WORLD’S 21 MILLION REFUGEES

Ruud Lubbers Cautions against ‘Unwarranted Linkages’

Between Refugees, Terrorists Implicit in Current Anti-Terrorism Measures

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

 World Summit on Sustainable Development

13^th Meeting (AM)

PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FOR WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

BRIEFED ON PREPARATIONS BY INDONESIA, SOUTH AFRICA

Background release                                          SOC/4589

GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA REPRESENTATIVES

MEET 5 FEBRUARY, UNDER SECRETARY-GENERAL’S AUSPICES

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

Pursuant to the Interim Accord of 13 September 1995, representatives of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia met on February 5, 2002 under the auspices of the Secretary-General. 

SECRETARY-GENERAL BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON ASIA TRIP

Following is the text of the briefing given by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the Security Council on 6 February concerning his trip to Japan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Qatar:

Security Council

4469^th Meeting* (AM)

SECRETARY-GENERAL, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE BRAHIMI TELL SECURITY COUNCIL

RAPID DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS PLEDGED ESSENTIAL FOR AFGHAN RECOVERY

                                                            Note No. 5707

Commission on Sustainable Development

Acting as the Preparatory Committee for

World Summit on Sustainable Development

12^th Meeting (PM)

MEDIA’S ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY IN COVERING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ADDRESSED

DURING PANEL DISCUSSION IN JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE

Shashi Tharoor, DPI Interim Head, Moderates; Panel Includes Executives,